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Marriage records like Utah Marriage Records are some of the most requested for records from the government because these are the official records of the government in regards to the fact of the marriage of the person named in the record, and because that is the case, these records are the best evidence that one could provide in order to prove the fact of the marriage, something that is often necessary given that marriage is something that would alter the status of the person who had gotten married, and by so doing, would assign upon that person certain rights and responsibilities that would be binding upon the whole world.

It is these effects that marriage would have that makes marriage so interesting and important to the whole world, after all, these effects are limiting upon that person and such limitation would follow the person no matter where he or she may go in his or her life. One of the effects of the fact of the marriage would be that the person who had gotten married cannot get married to another person who is not his or her spouse. It is not accurate to claim that a person who is already married cannot get married again; it is just that his or her choice of who to marry would be limited to precisely one person, his or her spouse. In terms of application, this means that a married person could be stopped from getting married again if the other party is not his or her spouse.

Marriage records are the official records of the government, and because of that, they are afforded the presumption of regularity such that the contents of the records are presumed to be true and accurate at all times. This means that that party presenting the copies of the records would be under no obligation to prove that the contents of the records are true and accurate, though it must be noted that because these records are only given the presumption if they were obtained from the proper sources, there is still the need to prove that they were obtained from such sources.

The official sources of these records would either be the local or the national level offices. Most requests are made at the local level offices as not only are they easier to go to, they also have fewer records that would have to be checked, though, of course, that would mean that they would have a limited amount of information that they could present and it is possible that the records would not be located at this level. The procedure that one would use in order to make the request for copies of the records would either be through the mail or in person depending on the office where the request would be made.

Marriage Records Utah are also available online through the use of online databases. These online databases could present information faster and more efficiently, but note that because they are not official sources, any and all information obtained through them could not be used for official purposes.